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AI Coding tool profile

Paperclip

An open-source app for managing AI agents at work: self-hosted, MIT-licensed, with agent team management, embedded or Postgres storage, and no vendor account required.

Best for
Teams that want a self-hosted control plane for their AI agents without sending agent activity to a third-party SaaS.
Audience
Developers, AI tool users, Teams
Category
AI Coding

Where it fits

Teams that want a self-hosted control plane for their AI agents without sending agent activity to a third-party SaaS.

agent team managementagent observabilityself-hosted agent opsteam workflows

Pricing note

Free and open source (MIT), self-hosted, no Paperclip account required. Interactive setup walks through database configuration and creating the first agent team; run with the embedded database or your own Postgres. Check the official site for current details.

Checked Aug 12, 2026. Verify the current plan, credits, output limits, and commercial terms before purchasing.

Trade-offs to check

  • Self-hosted: you run the app and its database yourself.
  • Agent management tooling — it does not provide the agents or their model quota.
  • Actively developed project; features and stability can change quickly.
  • Independent open-source project; not an official product of any listed provider.

Official sources

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